{"id":6406,"date":"2010-01-31T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2012-02-03T06:05:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T11:05:35","slug":"%e2%80%9cquit-walk-out-resign-and-admit-they-were-wrong%e2%80%9d-says-dekalb-county-resident-to-wind-developer-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2010\/%e2%80%9cquit-walk-out-resign-and-admit-they-were-wrong%e2%80%9d-says-dekalb-county-resident-to-wind-developer-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cQuit, walk out, resign and admit they were wrong,\u201d says DeKalb County resident to wind developer (Illinois)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\"Henry<\/a>
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“Wind turbines disrupt local residents”<\/h3>\n

—Demarcus Robinson, Northern Star<\/a>\u00a0(1\/29\/10)<\/p>\n

DeKalb County resident Tammy Duriavich has noticed changes since the wind turbines have been turned on near her home.<\/p>\n

Recently, Duriavich\u2019s horses have been acting differently to the point that one day, her horse bit her.<\/p>\n

Duriavich said her horses had never behaved in such a way before the turbines were erected.<\/p>\n

Duriavich also said that her dogs, who are normally quiet, are now constantly barking.<\/p>\n

Between DeKalb County and Lee County, 145 wind turbines are officially in use.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are turning and generating electricity as of the last week of December,\u201d said Ruth Anne Tobias, DeKalb County Board chairwoman.<\/p>\n

Tobias said the project went very smooth, taking about six months from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Many county residents, though, are unhappy with the placement of the wind farms and find themselves faced with adversity. Though many residents complained about the project before completion and are continuing to do so, the DeKalb County Board did not find enough evidence to abandon the wind farms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe county board had to decide if this was an appropriate special use,\u201d Tobias said. \u201cWe thought the issues of residents were not enough to cause hardships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents\u2019 concerns ranged from lowered property value to noise complaints.<\/p>\n

Resident Roger Craigmile described the noise of the turbines as sometimes being comparable to a circular saw for four hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was concerned about noise and shadow flicker,\u201d said Mel Hass, spokesman for Citizens for Open Government.<\/p>\n

Hass said he talked to other people who live near wind farms in different areas who have had to move the bedrooms to the inside portion of their houses, like the living room, to avoid the sound of the turbines.<\/p>\n

After the wind turbines were up and running, some residents found that noise and shadow flicker were not the only aspects that would be affecting them. A change in lifestyle was the consequence for some citizens.<\/p>\n

Some of the problems that county residents have encountered are health-related. DeKalb County resident Ron Flex said that his wife\u2019s vertigo has worsened because of the shadow flicker.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife almost drove off the road because of the shadow flicker,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The possibility of relocating has crossed the minds of some of the residents affected.<\/p>\n

\u201cI might have to move,\u201d Flex said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel like home anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state of agriculture has also drawn some concern because of the turbines.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal crop dusters say they won\u2019t fly in the area,\u201d Hass said.<\/p>\n

Simply picking up and moving is not an option that every resident has if they aren\u2019t pleased. Duriavich, like many others, have children who are in school in the area.<\/p>\n

Hass said he has elderly parents who are in a nursing home and his job does not allow him to simply relocate as easily as others can.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of us are in a situation where we can\u2019t leave yet,\u201d Duriavich said.<\/p>\n

Some citizens voiced concerns about how they will deal with not wanting to be burdened with the wind turbines when warmer weather comes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t imagine the summer. Many of us don\u2019t have air conditioning on purpose.\u201d said DeKalb County resident Paula Kyler. \u201cI don\u2019t know how we\u2019re going to manage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The county has made some policy provisions for residents though.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeKalb County negotiated a property value guarantee within 1.5 to .75 of a mile to a turbine,\u201d Tobias said. \u201cThe company [Florida Power & Light] agreed to buy property after fair market value assessment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents have been advised that this offer may not be totally beneficial.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe property value agreement, according to attorneys, is grossly flawed,\u201d Hass said.<\/p>\n

Not all residents see this as a fair offer, and they would like to see the agreement benefit them more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if Florida Power & Light and the county guaranteed to buy our property at fair market value as if the turbines weren\u2019t there?\u201d Duriavich said.<\/p>\n

The citizens are not entirely sure what they would like to see happen in an effort to patch relationships, but they had some ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake care of the noise,\u201d Kyler said.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuit, walk out, resign and admit they were wrong,\u201d Duriavich said.<\/p>\n

Many residents would prefer to move because the discomfort they feel from the turbines may be too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I can stay,\u201d Hass said. \u201cMaybe if the county board had some compassion, they and Florida Power & Light could work something out.\u201d
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